There was also a Baptist Modern school (now obsolete in Nigeria educational system) which now metamorphosed to Baptist Grammar school - awarding ordinary level certificates like other secondary schools.

The Baptists also established a secondary school, Baptist High school, Iwo, the only institution in Iwo awarding Advanced Level of West African School Certificate in addition to the Ordinary Level certificate.

This were mostly Baptists as each Baptist Church branch in the central city established a primary school of own correspondingly named after the branch: Aipate Baptist Day School, Olukotu Baptist Day School, Feesu Baptist Day School, Oke-Odo Baptist Day School. The source of orthodox Education in Iwo was, initially, primarily Christian Missionary based. The popular Modrassah include Islahudeen Arabic School, Obatedo, founded by late Sheikh Abdulbaaqi Muhammad in the early 60s.Amin Trining Center, Araromi is another prominent school established by late Sheikh Badrudeen Al-Amin in the 50s and Ta'awun Arabic School precently There are several Arabic schools (Modrassah)in the town and many Iwo indigenes usually have a taste of this along with the secular schools. Education Iwo is well noted for Arabic/Islamic education. The towns primary economic activity is agriculture with the primary crops being cocoa, yams, corn, cassava, and palm oil, however textiles are an important economic activity as well. Immigrants of different tribes employed in different trades also live amicably with one another, and the locals. The immediate former King, Oluwo, Oba Abimbola was originally a Christian, and Oba Ashiru Tadese, originally a Muslim, but each a father to all. Iwo people are, presently, mixture of the three religions, with a higher population of Muslims than Christians, and still fewer traditionalists, every one living happily and harmoniously with one another, and usually joining the other in celebration of major religious festivities as every extended family has members in each religion. The Christian missionaries soon followed and with evangelism, both direct and through established secular schools converted many to Christianity. People The people are primarily of Yoruba descent, and were of African Traditional Religion until Islamic missionaries came and converted many to Islam. The Headquarters of the Local Governments are Iwo (Central), Iwo Aiyedire, Ile Ogbo (or Ile Ogo) and Ola-Oluwa, Bode-Osi. The other local governments in Iwo Kingdom, from satellite towns are Aiyedire Local Government, 265.783 km² area and 76,309 by population, as well as Ola-Oluwa Local Government, 332.117 km² area and 76,227 by population. It has an area of 245 km² and a population of 191,348 (central city/Local Government) most populous Local Government in Osun State by the 2006 Nigeria National census figures.

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